B&C Today: Disney-ABC Television Reorganizes Ad Sales; HBO Now Tops 2M OTT Subs

Broadcasting & Cable Newsletter   February 9, 2017     The best of BroadcastingCable.com delivered to your inbox daily     Top Stories       Disney-ABC Television Centralizes Ad Sales Under Ferro New structure aims to give clients 'one-stop shopping' and boost innovation READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The move comes two months after ABC Television Network ad sales chief Geri Wang announced plans to retire next month.   Bewkes: HBO Now Tops 2M OTT Subscribers Turner also has about 2M subscribers via virtual MVPDs READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The company's Turner networks are also seeing OTT growth, adding nearly 2 million customers through new virtual MVPDs.   ESPN Research Chief Artie Bulgrin Retiring Spent 21 years with sports network READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Bulgrin helped ESPN understand the sports fan and create a multiplatform approach to serve those fans.   More Top Stories       Fox Stations Getting $350M for Its Spectrum Tribune Collects $190 Million in Spectrum Auction Blackburn: Let FCC Make First Move on Net Neutrality Nielsen, CBS Stations Renew Deal Pai: Commissioners Will Vote on Consent Decrees Videology Sees Increase in Advanced Ad Spending Time Warner Earnings Down Despite Revenue Growth OTA Broadcasting: Let Stations Under Repack Hood Flint Public Station Going Dark After Auction Disney Will Be Aggressive With Direct-to-Consumer Products more headlines »   Blog Of Note     Former Cleveland Captive Amanda Berry, WJW to Help Find Other Victims By Diana Marszalek Amanda Berry, one of three Cleveland women held captive for a decade, is joining the city's Fox affiliate, WJW, as the host of a missing persons segment. Berry's daily feature, "Missing," will feature a different missing person each day. Berry will provide details on the individual, the circumstances surrounding the person being missing and how viewers can help find them, according to the Tribune-owned station. Berry will also provide information on how viewers can support rescue efforts and families of missing people. READ MORE » more blogs »   Departments       Fates & Fortunes: TBS & TNT Name Havey Brand Creative Director Currency: Fox's '24: Legacy' Tops Promos for Third Week in a Row Next TV: CenturyLink Targets Q2 for OTT TV Launch Programming: New Season of 'Veep' Inaugurated April 16 Distribution: 'The Insider' to End Its Run After This Season   Events     Technology Leadership Summit March 8-9, 2017 | Crowne Plaza | Charlotte, NC Learn More Wonder Women March 23, 2017 | New York Hilton Midtown | New York, NY Learn More Advanced Advertising March 27, 2017 | Convene Conference Center | New York, NY Learn More Technology Leadership Awards April 24, 2017 | Westgate Resort & Casino | Las Vegas, NV Learn More more events »   Jobs     Senior Manager, Engineering & IT, WRC WRC - NBCUniversal – Washington DC, Dist. Columbia, United States   Director of Engineering Sinclair Broadcast Group – West Palm Beach, FL, United States   Station Engineer ION Media Networks – Salt Lake City, UT, United States   Director WBNS 10TV – Columbus, OH, United States   more jobs » News Blogs Events People TV Careers   Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend       ©2017 NewBay Media, LLC

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